"Broder - John Harold Broder was born at LaConner, Wash, Sept. 12, 1892 and died March 16, 1971 in Santa Cruz, Calif. He was a teacher for several years in Alaska, Oregon and Washington. Survivors: wife, Mabel; son, Pastor Ernest Broder; brother, Percy C of Seattle, Wash."9

A similar obituary appeared in the Union Pacific Recorder; it also reported that he was survived by 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.10